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Echinoidea (sea urchins)
Centrostephanus longispinus (aboral, close-up)
Description
Close-up of aboral side: The living animal keeps the small, vividly red spines in constant rotation. They are likely to have a sensory function.
Test diameter 37 mm, height 18 mm; West Africa.
Author
Schultz, Heinke
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Echinoidea taxa
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Centrostephanus longispinus
(Philippi, 1845)
checked Kroh, Andreas 2021-02-24
From reference
Schultz, H. (2006). Sea urchins: A guide to worldwide sha...
© 2005 Schultz, Heinke
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